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Mandarin Orange Chicken.

You can have Mandarin Orange Chicken using 8 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mandarin Orange Chicken

1. You need 2 lb of boneless, skinless chicken breast.
2. Prepare 1 cup of juice of 3 mandarin oranges.
3. You need 3/4 cup of brown sugar.
4. Prepare 1 of orange zest of 4 mandarin oranges.
5. You need 2 stick of fresh thyme.
6. Prepare 1 bunch of baby spinach.
7. It's 3 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
8. Prepare 4 tbsp of minced garlic.

Mandarin Orange Chicken step by step

1. Heat EVOO in two large skillets (1 Tbsp for chicken, 2 Tbsp for spinach).
2. Add chicken breasts to skillet with 1 Tbsp EVOO over medium-low heat..
3. Add minced garlic and chopped thyme to the chicken..
4. Zest four mandarin oranges..
5. Add zest to chicken..
6. Turn chicken as necessary. It should be collecting some color, not cooking through..
7. Juice three mandarin oranges in a mixing bowl. It should come close to 1 cup..
8. Add brown sugar to mixing bowl..
9. Mix sugar and juice until they combine..
10. Pour mixture on top of chicken..
11. Raise heat to medium-high and allow to simmer for 20-25 minutes..
12. Add spinach to pan with 2 Tbsp EVOO and toss to coat leaves over low heat..
13. Add 3 Tbsp garlic and toss leaves to mix..
14. Plate the spinach after leaves wilt a bit..
15. Plate the chicken on top of the spinach..
16. Retain the liquids from the chicken pan and use as a sauce to top the chicken..
17. Serve hot..